The
Railway Protection Force (RPF) is a security force of India entrusted with
protecting railway passengers, passenger area and railway property of the
Indian Railways.

The
strength of RPF is about 65,000. It is under the authority of Ministry of
Railways (India).

3. Which
city has been declared
the smoke free city?

Ans: Kohima (Nagaland)

Nagaland
State ranks the second highest in the country with 57% of Tobacco Users, where
28% of School children are tobacco chewers, 14% are smokers and 41% of children
buy tobacco products for their parents, relatives and elders.

4. Who
is the recipient
of Nelson Mandela Award 2016?

Ans: Tabassum Abnan

Tabassum
Adnan, a women's rights activist from Pakistan's has won the prestigious Nelson
Mandela award, becoming the second woman from the restless region to gain
international recognition after Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.

5. wich
state launched 100 piped water supply projects ?

Ans: Odisha

Chief
Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik.

The
project was inaugurated on the occasion of 'Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das’
anniversary. In rural areas all gram panchayats have been asked to spend 30 per
cent of the panchayat funds towards piped water supply.

6. Railway
Ministry decided to set up how many new Directorates?

Ans:
Two

The
first Directorate will identify and prioritise train corridors for raising the
speed of trains and the second Directorate will raise revenues by advertising
along the tracks and at stations by radio, video, internet, Wi-Fi, mobile apps
and interactive services.

7. Name
the country which has signed the MoU with India in the field of Health Care and Medical
Science?

Ans: Papua New Guinea (PNG)

8. Who
is selected for Japan’s highest civilianhonors?

Ans: N. K. Singh

N.
K. Singh was also Principal Secretary to Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee. He was
also connected with International organizations like World Bank, IMF and UNDP.